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Kansas governor to propose tobacco tax increase
Gov. Mark Parkinson will propose increasing Kansas tobacco taxes next year, a spokeswoman said this week.The Democratic governors plan is likely to face strong opposition in the Republican-controlled Legislature, although the Senates top leader said he would support the idea.Parkinson spokeswoman Beth Martino said Wednesday that the governor hasnt ...
Taxation: it's more pervasive than you know
Here's John D'Aloia's "Trackside" column for December 20, 2009. In this article, John traces through the pervasiveness of taxation in many common products, and how long we must work each year to pay these taxes.
Decision On Fate Of Emmett School Delayed
The Emmett community will wait another month to find out if its grade school will survive budget cuts.
Action on Emmett school tabled
Action on whether to close Emmett Grade School in Pottawatomie County was postponed for a month at Monday night's meeting of the Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 board of education.
More H1N1 talk at Pottawatomie County Commission meeting
Last week students at St. Marys and Emmett schools received H1N1 flu vaccines, and more schools across Pottawatomie County will receive the vaccine this week from the county health department.
Parents fight for Emmett Grade School
Parents are fighting a USD 321 board decision to close the 74 student Emmett Grade School.
Students document religious life
Guest speaker Leni Salkind, left, past president of the Lawrence Jewish Community Center, and University of Kansas religious studies professor Tim Miller are amused by a student's comment during a question-and-answer segment at a recent Religion in Kansas class session.
Thousands are in KC for this weekend's National Catholic Youth Conference
Hip hop artist Flip Francis and Kyle Heimann of the band Popple perform together as dozens of youths listen.
The Topeka Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its Prevention, Intervention and Education grants.
Kansas nativea s heroic response helped save fellow soldiersa lives at Fort Hood
Army Spc. Francisco De la Serna has always been somewhat of a wild card, unpredictable even to his close-knit family.
Ft. Hood Army Medic Is From St. Marys, Kansas
One of the Army medics who helped victims of last week's shootings at Fort Hood is from the Topeka area.
Residents of the Pottawatomie County community of Emmett will get to weigh in on the proposed closing of their town's grade school at a special hearing next month.
Kaw Valley to close grade school
Emmett Grade School head teacher David Steele and parent Amy VandeVelde talk Wednesday about the ramifications of closing Emmett Grade School in Pottawatomie County.
Kansas State Board of Education members learned Tuesday that for the ninth straight year, Kansas students have steadily made gains in reading and math.
Researchers explore mental health benefits of video games
Gail Nichols has suffered from depression for years. When the 49-year-old resident of St.
Beacons To Be Installed At Site Of Fatal Wreck West Of Mayetta
The Kansas Department of Transportation says beacons are to be installed by this fall at the site of a fatal accident west of Mayetta.
No, Shirley Phelps-Roper won't be seeing the new film, "Bruno." But she is in it.
Alex Bonham-Carter/the Capital-Journal
It looked like destruction, because it was. But progress has a way of disguising itself sometimes.
12 Topekans suspected in meth trafficking bust
Many of the twenty-one people arrested in 'Operation White Pistol' are being held at the Shawnee County Department of Corrections Twenty-one people from across the state of Kansas are behind bars tonight for drug trafficking.